why are there to ways to spell ok?

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why are there to ways to spell ok?

ok and okay

2006-12-26 19:19:29 · 2 answers · asked by Angie Y 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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O.K. is the original "spelling". It came from president Martin Van Buren's approval he'd put on documents rather than signing them. He was from Kinderhook, NY and his nickname was "Old Kinderhook", thus O.K. was a shortening of his nickname.

The second spelling, "okay" comes from people taking the two letters together and changing them into a word. It's similar to people writing "ess" when they mean the letter "S".

2006-12-27 00:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Malaprop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

First of all it's 'two ways' not 'to ways'
Second of all live with it!

2006-12-27 04:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by Ä l ɐ ҳ ä 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋